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Terrorists often use ammonium nitrate fertilizer as an ingredient in car bombs . When ammonium nitrate explodes, it decomposes to gaseous nitrogen , oxygen and water vapour. The force of the explasion results from the sudden production of a huge volume of hot gas. It has been claimed that `NH_(4) NO_3` fertilizer `(NH_4)_(2)HPO_4` Analysis of such a disensitized sample of `NH_(4) NO_3` showed the mass % nitrogen to be 33.81%
An explosive mixture called Amatol contains :

A

80% `NH_(4) NO_(3) + 20% ` TNT

B

50% `NH_(4) NO_(3) + 50% ` TNB

C

`NH_4NO_3 +Al`

D

`C+NH_(4)NO_3`

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80% `NH_(4)NO_3 +20%` TNT is called Amatox - used explosive.
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